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...amused myself during the debacle by parsing the commentary of Yanks broadcaster Michael Kay. His partner, the former great moundsman Jim Kaat, sees things clearly, but Kay views the world through pinstriped lenses. I particularly liked his take on a Giambi single to left. That's what they've been working on with him this spring, Michael averred: going the other way. And why might that be, Mikey? I asked silently as I waited for amplification. Might it be that Jason, now (by necessity) off the juice, weighs 140 pounds and the Yanks realize they must turn their erstwhile basher...
...championship squad had graduated, leaving a strong albeit young corps behind, and promising another EIBL title. But erratic pitching and overall inconsistency relegated the team to a fifth-place finish in the Eastern League. One highlight was junior Greg Brown's no-hitter against Penn. Yale's All-American moundsman Ronnie Darling also created a stir when he came to Cambridge, attracting nearly a dozen radar-gun-toting major league scouts and, of course, beating Harvard...
...effort, but considering Blue's record, anything seems possible. As of last week he not only had the best won-lost record in the majors (21-4), but he also led the league in strikeouts (240), completed games (19), shutouts (8) and earned-run average (1.62). For a veteran moundsman, such marks would be merely amazing. For a fledgling in his first full season in the big leagues, it is, as Oakland Pitching Coach Bill Posedel says, downright "scary...
...gonna go." When the L.A. management cut off his $15,000 salary, Bo was literally disengaged-except to his fiancée, a grand-slam blonde known around Hollywood as Mamie Van Doren, 30. What next? "Well, there are a few movies coming up," says the handsome moundsman, "and what the hell, everybody is doing a nightclub act." Adds Mamie: "Bo has a heck of a good voice. I know, because he sings...
Pitcher Del Rossi, whose 3-0 record in league competition gave the varsity its second straight Greater Boston title, is the only Crimson all-star repeater. The 6 ft. 175-pound junior has been the Crimson's top moundsman for two years and owns a 17-2 pitching record over that time span...